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On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 12:02:28AM -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote: |
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>Hi everyone, |
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>I just added linux, linux-sources, linux-headers and linux-extras-2.4.10 to |
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>CVS. These new kernels are *amazing*. Right now, the "linux" package uses a |
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>goofy default configuration; use linux-sources instead. Instructions below. |
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>I think you'll notice a *tremendous* speed improvement thanks to Andrea |
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>Archangeli's VM rewrite and the included preemptible kernel patches. It's like |
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>getting a 2.6 kernel 18 months early :) |
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Warning! When I applied those preemption patches my pcmcia stuff stopped |
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working. I'm not sure if it's related, but that was the only change I made |
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to the kernel was adding those patches. I then recompiled my pcmcia as |
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well. |
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>To use this new kernel, do a: |
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># emerge sys-kernel/linux-sources-2.4.10 |
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># cd /usr/src/linux |
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># make menuconfig |
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># make dep; make clean; make bzImage; make modules; make modules_install |
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># mount /boot |
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>(on rc5-) |
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># cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/boot/bzImage-2.4.10 |
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># vim /boot/boot/grub/menu.lst |
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>(on rc6+) |
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># cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.4.10 |
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># vim /bootgrub/menu.lst |
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>(then) |
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># umount /boot |
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># reboot |
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>Best Regards, |
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>-- |
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>Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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>Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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>Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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Ben Lutgens |
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Sistina Software Inc. |
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